Table 2.
Timeline of Interventions Relevant to Face-Mask Compliance Among Healthcare Personnel
| Component | Description | Date of Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Universal masking mandate | Use of face mask by all persons in healthcare facility | May 7, 2020 |
| Standard pandemic precautions | Face mask and face shield with all face-to-face patient encounters | August 5, 2020 |
| Multimodal intervention | ||
| Audit and passive feedback | Direct observations with weekly and monthly feedback on unit-level infection prevention dashboards | September 21, 2020 |
| Active discussion | Direct communication between infection prevention and nurse manager highlighting weekly or monthly face-mask compliance | September 21, 2020 |
| Increased communication | Weekly messaging regarding the importance of face-mask compliance from hospital leadership via e-mail, virtual team huddles, staff meetings, and walking roundsa | September 21, 2020 |
| Universal face shielding | Use of face shields plus face mask within ˜2 m (6 feet) of others in all healthcare facility locations | November 9, 2020 |
a
Hospital leadership included the facility director, chief of staff, associate director of patient care services, and associate director.